To the ever-growing list of “reality TV tropes,” we can now add “confessing feelings to disinterested animals who happen to wander on-camera.”
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‘Dallas’ at 40: The Inside Story Behind the Show That Changed Texas Forever
The definitive oral history of a timeless TV series.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Story
Waiting for Alice
Nick and Nora had Asta. Why can’t we have Alice?
Posted inBlog Post, Crime, Nonfiction, Reading List
15 True Crime Longreads and the Questions We Should Ask Ourselves When Reading Them
By bringing new dimensions to an unjust process, a well-told story has the power to impact some of our most flawed systems.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Media, Nonfiction, Story
When American Media Was (Briefly) Diverse
An economic downturn in 2008 shuttered numerous publications and further marginalized people of color in an already minimally integrated industry. But in the 90’s and early-aughts, multicultural publications flourished, providing an alternative model for journalism that bears remembering.
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Take Script, Add Snow
The psychology behind America’s obsession with Hallmark Christmas movies.
Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Commentary, Food, Nonfiction
David Chang’s ‘Ugly Delicious’ Pushes Food TV in the Right Direction
‘Ugly Delicious’ is everything that food TV should be, but a failure to address today’s most pressing issues leaves us wanting much, much more.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
My Love Affair with Chairs
Chairs the world over have loved me, and I love them all back.
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(Who Gets to) Just Up and Move
Nicole Walker contemplates the nature of migration, and realizes there are two places you can never escape: the planet and your own head.
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Fox & Friends in High Places
Trump’s friends are like family. And Trump hires his family.
